It was repeated by Russian side, including two days ago in Putin's call to Trump that ALL aims of SMO will be achieved. There will be NO "settlement", there will be capitulation either willingly or through full physical annihilation of 404 as a country.
Meanwhile, POTUS--tell me this is AI?
Per possible resumption of attacks on Iran. My take, after I recovered from Homeric laughter form Larry's description of the matter:
Is that you cannot put anything, including the most stupid and senseless thing, past this POTUS. Including, of course, a resumption of attacks and even "ground operations" with the force so inadequate for achieving any sensible results that it WILL result in heavy casualties for the US military. Well, what can I say--pop-corn time.
... they now know it. UAVs taking POWs are not that rare anymore. Surrendering from VSU to Russians is a hell of a risky business to VSU personnel. Their own will kill them if they learn about it.
I want to immediately state that I am no tank officer, but I am also not as dumb in ground warfare as I come across, if you know what I mean. So, before commenting on The National Interest tanks' rankings, I want to remind you what one of their contributors ... from Israel and ties to IDF wrote this in early 2025:
Here is her CV and you may have already guessed she--she is a militant ignoramus and hack which spreads 404 propaganda. Judge for yourself--a classic degree mill product with no clue about combined arms operations and operational planning. Judging by the "performance" of IDF (mind you--they are allegedly "professionals") which has its ass handed to it in the most humiliating fashion in Southern Lebanon by Hezbollah, Israel is not that good, to put it mildly, in anything which doesn't involve atrocity, bombing with impunity and, generally, they are nothing more than a collection of punitive battalions (and brigades) whose main training is in genocide. Real war? Not so much.
So, The National Interest comes up with this recent rating of world's tanks. And puts T-72 at the first place as the best tank in the world. Well, that's fine and here TNI staff makes this assertion:
The immediate question which arises is where the hell did the staff of this magazine, which continues to regurgitate CIA and Pentagon's fairy tales about SMO, get this idea highlighted in yellow? Who told them that? Ukies? Sure, Washington is dumb enough to believe any kind of shit, but how about the fact of basic (forget about serious expanded) attrition modelling of (armor) combat which requires a set of verified serious inputs? That is to say--requires PROFESSIONAL qualifications for assessment of the data sets which ARE critical in 24/7 modelling of the combat, which is in the foundation of the operational work of, say, Main Operational Directorate (GOU) of Russian General Staff?
We, of course, cannot discount a fever pitch coping ongoing across the US media and military-political circles after yet another military humiliation for the US and Israel, but words do not provide anymore the palliative they used to and, obviously, statements about Russian tank losses (not that Russians do not sustain losses, they surely do) and especially about T-90M Proryv, which IS the best MBT in the world now, are nothing more than trying to shape narrative which has nothing in common with the reality. For starters, Russians use primarily (not exclusively) three types of MBTs: T-72B and its iteration T-72B3, T-90M Proryv and a few T-80BVM. Of course, Russians used even T-54 when necessary as self-propelled guns from ZOP (Defended Firing Position) and as a moving mine with devastating results for VSU strong points. And here is a clue from TNI. Highlighted in yellow is data for T-72 (whatever that means) and in green, of course, M1 Abrams.
The question--what T-72 are they talking about, because T-72B3 and T-72B3M, a mainstay of Russian tank forces, have this:
Note: T-72B3 has been produced since 2011 (11 years before SMO) while T-72B3M since 2016 (6 years before SMO). So, how many altogether of this tanks did Russia have--over 1,700. No, not some conservation (reserve) assets--all moving and fighting tanks. But as you can see yourself all of them have a very good and modern sight and fire-control systems. Did Russians use simply T-72Bs? Absolutely, remember the one which blew away Abrams' turret from the first shot? Yep, that's T-72B.
Hm, why do I see thermal sight, but, back to our goats, so to speak, because, obviously, Russians produced thousands upon thousands (9,000 by different estimates) of T-72Bs and how many have been upgraded to B3? A lot. And then comes another 1,500 or so of T-90s and, its latest iteration of T-90M Proryv. This one is a state-of-the-art fully netcentric machine and it has real and positive combat experience ... yes, look at Abrams' "experience" "Iraq/Afghanistan", while for some reason omitting M1 Abrams "experiences" in 404. Those have been very painful "experiences" both against Russian tanks and against loitering munitions, so much so that whatever the advantages M1 might have had (not really) have been completely annulled and ...
Nobody gives a shit how much M1 Abrams costs--neither it, nor vaunted Merkava are tanks designed for modern warfare and, pardon my Russian rah-rah and military background, but for people trying to come up with all kinds of rankings--try for starters internalize what COFM (Correlation Of Forces and Means) is and why one may start from this point.
In reality, however, three best tanks in the world today are 1. T-90M Proryv, 2. T-72B3M and 3. T-72B3. The rest is for consumers of Kool Aid provided by Kiev regime.
This is from yesterday. And yes--one T-90M Proryv took ...47 (Forty Seven!) drone strikes and stopped only when hit the anti-tank mine.
From the get go they bring up same beaten to death argument.
On paper, the war in Iran should not be much of a contest. The United States spends around $1 trillion a year on its military, more than 100 times as much as Iran. That money buys a vastly larger Air Force and Navy, as well as advanced weapons technologies that Iranian generals can only dream about. In the war’s early days, the mismatch played out as one might expect. American forces destroyed much of the Iranian military. Now, however, the contest looks less one-sided. Iranhas taken controlof the Strait of Hormuz, and its missiles and drones still threaten America’s allies in the region. While President Trump seems eager for a negotiated truce, Iran’s leaders do not. Somehow, the weaker nation is in the stronger negotiating position. That reality exposes the vulnerabilities in the American way of war. Tactical success has not yielded victory.
I have news for NYT--the US doesn't know what REAL war is. Nor can it sustain not to mention increase the effort--a critical operational parameter, because ... yes, again, even the fanatical Russophobe Richard Pipes figured it out:
When even this hack figured it out. Russians, the ones who really matter, not some retired generals in search for publicity and with political aspirations, have never been impressed with the "American Way of War". Nor "technological edge" which Hollywood portrayed and pundits love to talk about was that great to start with, especially with a technological and operational complexity of the war growing exponentially since 1960s.
Today? Well, some obscure Russian author wrote something about this.
Trying to warn that the encounter with a reality will be devastating for the US military in particular and the US as a whole when the REAL balance of power will emerge. Now it emerged and it cannot be hidden anymore behind mountains of corpses of VSU's cannon fodder. All it took was for the US to step out from the behind backs of its proxies and try to fight a real fight.
Now it may not matter at all because, as NYT (to my surprise) noted correctly--now everyone knows it(c). In related news, Israel has been defeated in Southern Lebanon.
I call this BS outright. Because of this: It was contained to one piece of equipment. What does it even mean? USS Higgins is by no means a young ship, she is 26 years old, but ANY ship in any navy is built with redundancies (2+ diesel-generators, four gas-turbines et al) which preclude a loss of power and propulsion, UNLESS it is a sabotage or external something, whatever that might be. Arleigh Burkes are fine boats and as on any ship they have a main propulsion control room, which also contains main distribution console, but it is also reserved (I am sure in other places around the ship) and it will take a fucking huge effort to do to such a significant ship what is described in the news.
I am not going to speculate on reasons, but those "small fires" in laundry room which took 30 hours to extinguish, 3 F-15 shot down "by rogue Kuwaiti pilot", now this. Yes, USS Princeton lost her power for 15-20 minutes when struck a mine in 1991 and there was other damage and another fire just a few days ago while in the dock. And the only question one has to ask is this: WTF? Iran? Sure, but there is something more sinister behind all that and one CANNOT exclude the possibility of technology simply malfunctioning due to abuse at the service of disintegrating empire.
And the crew which is happy to be alive and be withdrawn to the rear--there is no ammo. Just a detail. And it is not going to be reported by Western media. They will continue to tout some 404 "victories" and drone strikes trying to spin whatever they can. Like this:
Why the number is not 100500 (Russians will get this) or 3 billion remains a complete mystery to me, but there are still CIA and Pentagon people who would still buy this, because they cannot admit to themselves of how pathetic they are. While Foreign Affairs rag is one massive lament and coping.
Somebody has to tell this Nephew guy that neither Russia nor China (China--conditionally) care about "pressure" (a euphemism for sanctions) on Iran anymore and that changes the whole game. But the average member of Council on Foreign Relations (the publisher of Foreign Affairs) is a credentialed academic fraud, usually with "degree" in political "science" and a former government apparatchik good only at bureaucratic games within the imploding system to keep himself in the "expert" cesspool to pay for exclusive golf clubs and soirees'. That's the extent of their "expertise".
... on 404 harebrained scheme, you know--Russians being bogged down in 404 quagmire, Putin's "regime collapse", Russian people "rising" and other BS emanating from all those UK "think-tanks" and (lack of)intel places like MI6 and Chatham House. All this was conceived as UK's easy access to Russia's cheap resources and enriching its degenerate financial and political classes. But something went wrong.
Hm, what went wrong, I wonder? Nah, I don't. We all know what went wrong--sheer idiocy and incompetence of British "elites" who swallowed hook, line and sinker all this crap about NATO's military "might", Russia's weakness and other fairy tales which have many a Ph.D thesis defended on them in all kinds of the UK "elite" degree mills.
And, of course, losers from City cannot live with this torment of recognizing that London, bar some touristy places, is a shithole, UK is a small Island with no resources and that Russia is global superpower and UK is not. Not even close. But the most devastating fact for them is this:
Even futures of Urals are $127, that means the physical oil is somewhere around $140-145. Russia is awash in cash. And yes, Russia has a powerful navy, if you know what I mean. Meanwhile, World War Eleven continues ...
Yes, this is in China and yes, this is Ka-52M with Chinese markings.
Is this a real photo or neural network creation? Well, you'll be the judge of that, but since 2021 China was mulling the idea of buying a ship's version of Ka-52 Katran.
A lot has changed since then. Ka-52 proved itself (already proven in Syria) but in SMO as a premier combat helicopter. But then again, everybody have been guessing about Iranian Mi-28s until they have been spotted in the Iranian skies. Same goes for Algerian Su-57s. They are seen and not one or two anymore.
Which brings us to morons from Stockholm SIPRI who still continue to pour BS of dollar-expressed world arms trade to all kinds of "analysts" as a viable data. Only complete cretins judge combat power in expenditure in US Dollars while not understanding the essence of this power as a combination of ADJUSTED expenditure, technological, doctrinal, industrial and operational factors--precisely the combination which NATO people are incapable to grasp.
I want to remind you this dawning of realization on ... USMC officer, a revelation for him really:
Yep, combat effectiveness calculated against serious enemy force and for high-intensity tactical and operational environment is the ONLY thing that matters. ATGMs Hermes or LMUR plugged into the profile of deployed force run by Battle Management System such as Andromeda, among others--they don't care how much your tank costs, they care only about where is this tank, or strong-point for that matter, and at what range they should blow those expensive toys to smithereens. Yes, Correlation of Forces and Means, like IDF discovered for itself (again) in Southern Lebanon. You know, those Hezbollah's pesky UAVs and, yes, Kornets again.
I also have news for these "dreamers" who continue to defraud US taxpayers.
I have news, it could be Golden, it could be Brilliant or any other name you find fit to stick to this Pentagon's another "big thing" but it is not going to stop shit--the US AD capabilities fell behind so bad that any mentioning of "anti-hypersonic" by any US military or policy-makers should be corrected immediately by asking the question how this Golden thing will be able to intercept something like 3M22 Zircon? Well, the US doesn't have hypersonic technology (after Russians, obviously, "stole" it from the US) to even initiate a test phase. If you think that computer simulation will do the trick--I have a bridge to sell you. You need a physical REAL hypersonic weapon (forget about having a variety of them, like Russia has) to conduct exhaustive life testing to gather data sets and test your whole damn thing--from detection (good luck detecting hypersonic weapons in flight. Launch? Maybe.) to tracking to developing firing solution by ... exactly--you need AD systems with missiles which are the next thing in energy capacity for maneuvering. The US doesn't have any.
When I say that the US lost the arms race--this is not hyperbole or figure of speech, it literally did with a very few respectable capabilities remaining such as ISR, subs as platforms only, signal processing and ... PR. The rest--well, will say that it is very-very expensive. Ask Russians or ... Iran.
There are many people from 404's "supporters", you know from the US, UK, Brussels, who would, but then again, why would, they do, support anything, including genocide of Russians as long as they are in the "circle" and improve their savings accounts and stock portfolios.
As I repeat ad nauseam--it doesn't take a military genius to understand that Konstantinovka is a key to Slavyansk-Kramatorsk defensive area (ukrepraion).
Once Konstantinovka-Druzhkovka area is liberated, things begin to collapse all over the place. Here are some fresh news from the area:
Russian Army now is deep in Konstantinovka and has it in operational cauldron.
And now some very bad news for NATO. The task of a dramatic ramping up of production of bombs with UMPK has been issued for Russian military-industrial complex and it will be completed. That means, additional 20,000-24,000 bombs with UMPK. Such as this lovely FAB-3000 visiting the position of temporary deployment (GDL) of VSU.
Meanwhile, Russian Air Force (remember? Drab, unskilled, shot down et al.) Continues to make sure that no threat from the air materializes and that proper targets are hit on the ground.
But, obviously, Araghchi met Vladimir Putin not for the exchange of diplomatic pleasantries but to discuss mechanism of fixing the political results of a now obvious military defeat of the US and Israel. It is always a critical phase of any war. And when even this moron states obvious:
One has to inevitably arrive to the conclusion that the US simply ran out of military options because grand and military strategies are all about resources which the US doesn't have. NYT today declared Trump a hostage to Iran. One of a very few times when I agree with this tabloid.
Yes, all those Russian LGBTQ+ people of Russia are going to rise up and overthrow this "regime". Here is a reason:
One of its titles appears to have drawn particular scrutiny: “Summer in a Pioneer Tie,” a 2021 bestseller featuring the story of a queer romance between two young men at a Soviet summer camp. Authorities detained several individuals connected to the publishing house last year; the Popcorn Books imprint was shut down in January.
For pedophiles and perverts infesting West's political and media crowd they see nothing wrong in mentally and physically abusing children because this is who they are. E.g. Hungary is about to partake in European "values" big time.
Russian literature consists of suffering. Either writer suffers, or protagonist, or reader. If all three suffer simultaneously--then it is a masterpiece. In every difficult situation always read Russian classic literature--it is even worse in there.
... cannot wrap their brains around the kill ratio in SMO. Here is yet another (among myriad) visual anecdotal video evidence. Combat episode--one Russian stormtrooper, 3 KIAs + 2 POWs on VSU side.
... what is ironic is that many US Vietnam War songs are used by Russians, sometimes "reimagined", to show a bloody essence of what US (and Europe) has started in 404. The only song which will not be applied in terms of sense (only as a symbol) is Fortunate Son. Russians do not need to be drafted--they volunteer. In this case, any sons of Russian "elite" who do not--it doesn't matter, their numbers are infinitesimally small.
This is Konstantinovka--the lower jaw (spiraled in red) which will close on whatever tens of thousands of 404 troops in Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
There is a lot of other things happening right now, but we need to be patient.
... many times, I will repeat it again--the US lost the arms race, period. While there is a lot of talk using all those buzz words, here are some visuals from SMO.
Plus it has to be understood, Russian Army operates not only astonishing variety of UAVs, but already autonomous swarms of UAVs, but has Troops of Unmanned Systems constituted as a separate sub-service and ...
Yep, military academy (traditionally 5 years 6 days a week) of preparing officer cadres for units and formations of these systems. They will be studying political science, sociology, history of the ancient world, journalism and leadership--you know, all those hard subjects which allow you to understand netcentric warfare, EW, communication networks, aerodynamics, tactics, operations and combat models. Nah, I am screwing with you))
In related news, Zala already introduced a new navigation system independent of satellites (yes, preparation for war) capable of providing a precise navigation to 100 kilometers from the node. Meanwhile, military university of radio electronics. A recruitment (try to pass those entrance exams) video.
It has to be explained to all those current CIA, DIA and like people--they decided to fight the country which is nothing more than a gigantic industrial plant with colossal military academy attached to it.
There are still people in the West who cannot accept the reality of this West ... Losing Military Supremacy, much exaggerated to start with.
Dnepropetrovsk is having a good time ... While I explain that the fate of Europe is sealed. There will be no proxies anymore. Europeans should get ready:
Last thing I remember I was running for the door Had to find the passage back to the place I was before "Relax", said the night man "We are programmed to receive" You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave (c)
It is both rot and rut and it cannot be changed. I am not talking about literal inability to most of the US military operating with scales--most of them cannot wrap their brains around actual, not fake, production numbers of weapons by Russia--but also with technological development. As Army Times reports:
This is rather remarkable--doubling down on systems which in reality deliver NO new capability. THAAD? Seriously? A legacy system with an excellent (and defenseless) radar and shitty interceptors designed to "catch" SCUDs. Golden Fleet--a collection of fat prestigious targets in real war? Precision Strike Missile? A better guidance iteration of ATACMs--what war this military is getting ready for? We all know which one--money laundering. The plan for continuous obsolescence with some buzz words--Collaborative Combat Aircraft or autonomous drone platforms--sprinkled for better effect in Knesset 2.0. Mindboggling. This all is a result of sheer military incompetence and corruption. Germany also issued her "strategy" till 2039. Russian military sustained heavy casualties (hernias due to Homeric laughter) after reading it. I speak about it in my latest video.
... do not recognize calamity for NATO in 404. Here is a map of the situation in Kharkov Oblast, but also at the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk strong area.
It doesn't take a military genius to understand what is going on strategically and that you have several cauldrons (or blisters if you wish) formed all along the frontline. And one must ask question, what's the deal with Kharkov Oblast? This is not the territory which joined Russia? I guess we have to ask a larger question, because these events are the part of Russia preparing for war (in whatever form) with Europe.
Read attentively highlighted. No "coexistence" means only one thing--it is "us" against "them". Only one will survive, and all indicators are telling us that it is not going to be Europe.
... sheer terror. I want to explain again to those who love fast Hollywood action and want "results" now because they think that world revolves around them--it does not. Geopolitical shifts the likes which we observe now, while being almost instant in historic time measure still take time in human terms--years and even decades. So, the new world which is already in place is sprouting as I write this. Here is hint:
And that's just the start. Choke points from now on will cost money and that is one of many instruments of a geopolitical payback to the West--equalization of profits.
In related news, Larch directed my attention today to this: India-Russia military logistics pact:
I wouldn't call it "quiet", I would call it sensational in a sense, as Air-Marshal Anil Chopra explains, there is a hell of a difference between some logistic arrangements with the USA and with Russia.
LEMOA is a“tailored”arrangement for India, a version of the standard Logistics Support Agreement (LSA) that the United States signs with its allies. It streamlines reciprocal logistical support (fuel, food, spare parts) during port calls, joint exercises, and training, enhancing maritime operations. COMCASA enables the US to share secure, specialized communication equipment, facilitating better operational coordination and interoperability. It directly enables Indian forces to use US-made high-tech systems securely. Both are part of four foundational agreements (including GSOMIA and BECA) designed to boost defense cooperation, enhance mutual trust, and facilitate secure, real-time information sharing. However, the RELOS pact signed with Moscow is different from the agreements New Delhi has with Washington because it allows the permanent stationing of troops, aircraft, ships, etc. which is not the case in any other agreement.
And it all rests on the fact of Soviet Union being a huge supporter of India throughout history and, of course, this:
The agreement is crucial for India, as it supports maintaining the 60 to 70% of India’s military inventory that is Russian-origin, including Submarines, Su-30MKIs, and S-400 systems. RELOS enhances the operational reach and endurance of the Indian Navy and Air Force, especially for Russian-origin platforms, and improves logistical readiness for distant operations.
Of course, everyone saw the "deliveries" (delayed by years) and "performance" (shocking for many) of the US hardware. India wants both S-500 and SU-57, especially against the background of Algeria already flying their export versions. And then there is always Pakistan and China, and now the US, towering behind it. For India it is always a geopolitical ballet, especially when it comes down to national pride and still a long way before India can call herself a genuine superpower. But there is absolutely no doubt that India's future lies with newly reshaped Eurasia. Example of Iran today serves as inspiration for the "Global South" and gives a lot to think to Indian politicians about their future geopolitical bets.
